UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/491896
APPLICANT: The Atlas Companies Inc.
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: SEAN C. FIFIELD LORD, BISSELL & BROOK 115 SOUTH LASALLE STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60603
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RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom113@uspto.gov
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MARK: FLOOR MAGIC
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 3416000-0006
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:
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Please provide in all correspondence:
1. Filing date, serial number, mark and applicant's name. 2. Date of this Office Action. 3. Examining Attorney's name and Law Office number. 4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.
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PRIORITY ACTION
OFFICE SEARCH: The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d). TMEP section 704.02.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.
Serial Number 76/491896
The following issues were discussed in communication with Sean C. Fifield on August 12, 2003.
The applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “FLOOR” apart from the mark as shown. Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213 and 1213.03(a). The wording is merely descriptive because it describes the purpose of “waxless emulsion for floors; detergent for use on floors” as evidenced by the identification of goods.
The computerized printing format for the Trademark Official Gazette requires a standard form for a disclaimer. TMEP §1213.08(a)(i). A properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “FLOOR” apart from the mark as shown.
See In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm’r Pats. 1983).
If the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
/Richard F. White/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 113
Telephone: 703.308.9113, x219
Fax: 703.746.8113
ecom113@USPTO.gov
How to respond to this Office Action:
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